Mourdock’s mess not just a one-day story

Steve Benen writes on The Maddow Blog: “[President] Obama seemed to summarize the thoughts of many when he said, ‘I don’t know how these guys come up with these ideas.’ It wasn’t long before the president connected the controversy to the bigger picture:…

1960s teen idol Lesley Gore leads charge in ‘You Don’t Own Me’ video

Suzi Parker writes for The Washington Post’s She The People: “In 1964, Lesley Gore belted out ‘You Don’t Own Me’ and a feminist song was born. It’s still resonating in the 21st century as debate over women’s issues bubbles in the United States before Nov…

Putting Women Back in the Kitchen

Jennifer Pozner writes for The New York Times: “Critically panned as a ‘repellant . . . peculiarly reprehensible’ ‘horror story,’ the unexpected hit ‘Here Comes Honey Boo Boo’ is downright tame compared with the hostility the genre has unleashed on women…

Saving The Boobies Will Not Save Me

Jazmine Walker writes on RH Reality Check: “According to an article in Cancer Epidemiology, although black women are less likely to develop breast cancer than white women, black women are 40 percent more likely to die from breast cancer than are white wo…

Sexual Violence On Amherst’s Campus: Sexist T-Shirt Triggers Debate On Rape, Sexual Assault

Dominique Mosbergen writes on Huffington Post: “An offensive T-shirt printed by an off-campus fraternity at Amherst College has triggered a heated debate about the school’s alleged ‘sexist’ culture, which some students say has spawned an unsafe environme…